Meaning of rat-a-tat-tat | Babel Free

Definitions

A series of short, sharp taps, especially made by knocking on a door, beating a drum, or firing an automatic weapon.

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Examples

“A man, the source of the lamentation, appears and as he walks across the stage, his cries transmute into song, and the slow snare drum rat-a-tat-tat of Ravel’s composition begins.”

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